Im rather suprised at just how smooth it is ti ride. as soon as your on the open road its straight into the big chainring. . If i zone out and pedal I just leave my regular ride group behind. I only sweat on my back against the seat, and cannot get to the point where im winded. . Its a great way to exercise the "other " muscles that dont get a work out. on the roadbike. the rolling resistance is right down. i cruise down hill not pedaling at speeds i would have to really work at on the RB. only got up to 60kph so far , need a different crank set to go higher,Ive an old biopace thet might get a trial. this also leads to the question , are lower recumbents more efficient? im thinking of the next project. and something long and low would be an interesting thing to play with.something I could pop a body over ? apologies for the images not coming up , Im still learning to do the picsbronze weld a bike no worries, do s**t on a computer, ask the kids

Tricky one, you certainly get benefits in the real world, I miss a lot of side winds and side head winds as you tend to be at the height of hedges, fences, walls, ditches, etc....so certainly helps there....

But high racers are fast and efficient too....not owning a high racer I can't comment.....

I think bottom bracket height and seat angle are the critical factors to going fast....

I would be fascinated to be able to compare them. I get a feeling that I might have to bite the bullet and do it. mid winter is a slow time and shed time is available. Ive been hoarding 90's chrome moly race bikes for a tandem , but have ended with too many

And here I was eying off that one! That's a good deal, even if it is the 1.5.

I can't emphasise enough about the importance of following the Youtube videos on how to start riding it. Being at a 27 deg seat angle you may find it a bit more challenging if you haven't ridden FWD bent before. The fact that you've ridden bent before may be a hinderance.

lobstermash wrote:I took delivery of my Performer USS 700C Toscana yesterday afternoon. Very nice looking bike. But you'll have to take my word for it until I can get some decent light and scenery to shoot it in.

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